No. 16,950 in Russian
сопровождать
To accompany.
In a sentence
Я сопровождал делегацию на конференции.
I accompanied the delegation at the conference.
Here, 'сопровождать' indicates the act of accompanying a formal group or delegation to an event, showing assistance or guidance.
Музыка сопровождала его выступление.
The music accompanied his performance.
In this sentence, 'сопровождать' describes the act of providing an accompanying element during an activity, enhancing its effect.
Нередко поход сопровождается непредвиденными трудностями.
Hiking is often accompanied by unforeseen difficulties.
'Сопровождать' here signifies that an activity or event occurs together with certain circumstances or conditions inherent to the situation.
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